Summary

  • Netflix will be removing notable titles in April 2024, including The Nice Guys, Train to Busan, and Joker.
  • Original content on Netflix has a limited time on the platform, with some major changes recently affecting the lineup.
  • Apart from original content like Stranger Things, Netflix hosts Hollywood's biggest films, but they can leave on short notice.

Netflix has an ever-changing content library, meaning that while some great new titles arrive, some key shows and movies are leaving in April 2024. Since its inception, Netflix has positioned itself as the preeminent streaming service, and they were one of the first to delve into the world of original content, including the arrival of big hit films like Damsel and Spaceman last month. However, the streamer also has a great reputation for hosting other content, and they are a one-stop-shop for everything from classic series to some of Hollywood's biggest films like Godzilla and The Amazing Spider-Man.

Netflix alters its lineup every month, and many shows and movies on Netflix have a limited time on the platform. March 2024 saw the platform making some big changes with notable franchises marking their final days on Netflix. This included the first three movies in Keanu Reeves' John Wick franchise, starring Keanu Reeves and all of its DCEU movies, from Man of Steel to Shazam! Fury of the Gods on March 31st. April 2024 will mark the end of some more high-profile titles on Netflix which include some content that is exclusive to the streaming platform.

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Everything Leaving Netflix In April 2024

Elvis, 13 Going On 30, Erin Brockovich & More Leave The Platform

Date Leaving

Title

Genre

Notes

April 4

Day of the Dead: Bloodline (2017)

Horror

April 4

Imposters (2017-2018)

Comedy

Season 1-2

April 7

Marshall (2017)

Drama

April 8

The Nice Guys (2016)

Comedy

April 9

Horrible Bosses 2 (2014)

Comedy

April 11

Deliver Us from Evil (2014)

Horror

April 15

Rush (2013)

Drama

April 15

Synchronic (2020)

Sci-fi

April 15

The Zookeeper's Wife (2017)

Drama

April 22

The Meg (2018)

Sci-fi

The Meg: The Trench is still on Netflix

April 22

Train to Busan (2016)

Horror

April 24

The Hateful Eight (2015)

Western

April 24

The Hateful Eight: Extended Version: Season 1

Western

Miniseries

April 25

Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016)

Action

The series Kung Fu Panda: Dragon Knight is still on Netflix

April 26

Malignant (2021)

Horror

April 30

13 Going on 30 (2004)

Comedy

April 30

27 Dresses (2008)

Rom-Com

April 30

30 Days of Night (2007)

Horror

April 30

Apollo 13 (1995)

Drama

April 30

Barney and Friends

Family

Seasons 13-14; 2 of 14 seasons are on Netflix

Date Leaving

Title

Genre

Notes

April 30

Elvis (2022)

Drama

April 30

Erin Brockovich (2000)

Drama

April 30

The First Purge (2018)

Horror

The Purge: Election Year is still on Netflix

April 30

Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)

Drama

April 30

How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014)

Family

April 30

Joker (2019)

Thriller

April 30

Jurassic Park (1993)

Sci-fi

The series Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous is still on Netflix

April 30

Jurassic Park III (2001)

Sci-fi

April 30

Kindergarten Cop (1990)

Comedy

April 30

The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)

Sci-fi

April 30

Mamma Mia! (2008)

Musical

April 30

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018)

Musical

April 30

The Purge: Election Year (2016)

Horror

April 30

Silver Linings Playbook (2012)

Drama

April 30

Step Brothers (2008)

Comedy

April 30

Twins (1988)

Comedy

April 30

Whiplash (2014)

Drama

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The Best Movies And TV Shows Leaving Netflix April 2024

The Nice Guys, Train to Busan, And Joker Are Among This Month's Departure

The Nice Guys (2016)

Following his Oscar-nominated turn in Barbie, more fans are eager to see Ryan Gosling in comedic roles. However, perhaps Gosling's funniest performance to date will soon be leaving Netflix in April 2024. The Nice Guys is a period buddy crime movie starring Gosling as a lackluster private eye who teams up with a low-level enforcer (Russell Crowe) in order to solve a missing person's case.

The movie comes from filmmaker Shane Black, known for this brand of crime-comedies, including Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. Gosling and Crowe make for a hilarious team as they make their way through this complex mystery as two reluctant heroes. While the movie was a disappointment at the box office, it has since gained a following, thanks in part to people finding it on Netflix, and there have been calls for The Nice Guys 2 ever since. Unfortunately, for now, Netflix users will only have a limited time to check out the underrated comedy.

Robert Downey Jr. has a hidden cameo in The Nice Guys.

Train To Busan (2016)

One of the best Korean zombie movies of all time will be leaving Netflix in April 2024. Train to Busan is a scary, action-packed, and surprisingly emotional entry into the horror subgenre that proved once again that zombie movies can still be exciting as long as there are filmmakers approaching them with a fresh take. The movie follows a group of survivors fighting for their lives as they are stuck aboard a speeding train as a zombie disease turns the other passengers into hungry monsters.

There are some great set pieces that make wonderful use of the confined setting of the movie. However, it is Train to Busan's characters that really make it a memorable horror movie with some of these passengers making for complex and interesting heroes while others are even more detestable than the zombies.

The Hateful Eight (2015)

Though not regarded as the best of Quentin Tarantino's movies, given the fact that the filmmaker is committed to only making 10, each of his movies is seen as a precious thing. So Tarantino fans will be sad to hear his dark Western movie The Hateful Eight will leave Netflix in April 2024 along with its extended edition. Combining the Western genre with elements of a thriller and a whodunit mystery, The Hateful Eight stars Samuel L. Jackson, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Walton Goggins, and Kurt Russell as a band of strangers stuck together in a cabin during a storm.

Netflix also partnered with Tarantino on a special presentation of the movie's extended edition, breaking the extra-long version into a miniseries with four chapters.

The movie contains Tarantino's typical dark humor and graphic violence while also utilizing the isolated setting that gives it a similar feel to his first movie, Reservoir Dogs. Netflix also partnered with Tarantino on a special presentation of the movie's extended edition, breaking the extra-long version into a miniseries with four chapters. It is an interesting new way to experience the movie but will be leaving along with the theatrical version on April 24.

Elvis (2022)

Austin Butler impressed a lot of people with his villainous turn as Feyd-Ratha in the Dune 2 cast. However, many still point to his Oscar-nominated lead role in Elvis as his best performance to date and April 30 will be the last chance to check it out on Netflix. Elvis is a flashy and wild biopic of the legendary singer Elvis Presley, crowned by some as the King of Rock. Butler plays the complex musician throughout his amazing career while Tom Hanks gives a rare villainous role as Colonel Tom Parker, the puppet master who controlled much of Elvis' career.

While the movie sticks fairly close to the typical biopic formula, Baz Luhrmann's vibrant direction gives it an interesting feel as if it is some fantasy story of a superpowered being. Butler commits to his role as Elvis with all his effort, delivering a star-making role.

Joker (2019(

With news that Joker 2 will be a full-blown jukebox musical, there may be a lot of people interested in revisiting Todd Phillips' original Joker before it leaves Netflix on April 30. Joaquin Phoenix stepped into the iconic role as Batman's most infamous and popular villain, delivering a very different and dark take on the character. Joker follows a troubled man named Arthur Fleck living in 1980s Gotham City who is overcome by the decay of the city and the lack of empathy for his mental illnesses, leading him down a violent path as he becomes a symbol to the city.

Phillips is obviously heavily influenced by the movies of Martin Scorsese, constructing a Joker origin tale that borrows from Taxi Driver and The King of Comedy.

Phoenix won an Oscar for his mesmerizing role while Phillips is obviously heavily influenced by the movies of Martin Scorsese, constructing a Joker origin tale that borrows from Taxi Driver and The King of Comedy. While not for everyone, it is a fascinating new approach to the comic book movie genre.

Jurassic Park (1993)

One of Steven Spielberg's greatest blockbuster movies is leaving Netflix along with a couple of its sequels. Based on the novel by Michael Crichton, Jurassic Park is a masterpiece of blockbuster filmmaking examining a modern-day theme park that has managed to bring dinosaurs back to life. As a team of scientists is selected to be the first people to experience the new park, disaster inevitably strikes as they must escape these prehistoric monsters running free.

Along with being a hugely entertaining adventure, the first Jurassic Park is seen as one of the greatest movies of all time by many fans with the thrills and special effects still impressing audiences more than three decades later. The Lost World: Jurassic Park and Jurassic Park III are also leaving Netflix on April 30, and while the Jurassic Park movies never topped the first one, some fans may be interested in checking out the original trilogy while they can.

The Nice Guys
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Directed by Shane Black and starring Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling, The Nice Guys tells the story of a private investigator and a hired enforcer who team up to investigate the disappearance of a young woman. Set in 1970s Los Angeles, the 2016 comedy thriller puts a modern spin on the noir genre.

Director
Shane Black
Release Date
May 20, 2016
Cast
Ryan Gosling , Ty Simpkins , Rachele Brooke Smith , Russell Crowe , Yaya DaCosta , Margaret Qualley , Kim Basinger , Keith David , Matt Bomer , Yvonne Zima
Runtime
116minutes
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Directed by Yeon Sang-ho and starring Gong Yoo, Ma Dong-seok, Jung Yu-mi, Kim Su-an, Ahn So-hee, Choi Woo-shik, and Kim Eui-sung, the 2016 South Korean zombie movie Train To Busan revolves around a father's quest to protect his daughter aboard a high-speed train filled with zombies. Its success launched a franchise composed of the animated prequel movie Seoul Station, the heist-themed sequel Peninsula, and the English-language adaptation The Last Train to New York.

Director
Yeon Sang-ho
Release Date
July 1, 2016
Cast
Gong Yoo
Runtime
118minutes
The Hateful Eight
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Quentin Tarantino's 2015 Western incorporates elements of the mystery and thriller genres. Set in 1877, The Hateful Eight follows eight strangers who seek refuge from a blizzard in an isolated stagecoach stopover. Starring Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Walton Goggins, Tim Roth, Michael Madsen, Bruce Dern, and Channing Tatum, The Hateful Eight was inspired by the Western TV shows of 1960s.

Release Date
December 25, 2015
Cast
Zoe Bell , Jennifer Jason Leigh , Michael Madsen , Tim Roth , Channing Tatum , Bruce Dern , Kurt Russell , Samuel L. Jackson , Walton Goggins , James Parks
Runtime
188 Minutes
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Baz Luhrmann's Elvis tells the story of the musician's meteoric rise to superstardom. Following Elvis Presley (Austin Butler) from his time as a young up-and-coming musician, Elvis chronicles how the titular artist met Colonel Tom Parker (Tom Hanks), his infamous agent and business partner. Elvis documents the King's rise to the top, his subsequent career slump, his triumphant return, and his tragic end.

Director
Baz Luhrmann
Release Date
June 24, 2022
Cast
Austin Butler , Helen Thomson , Richard Roxburgh , Kelvin Harrison Jr. , Kodi Smit-McPhee , Natasha Bassett , Tom Hanks , David Wenham , Luke Bracey , Olivia DeJonge , Xavier Samuel
Runtime
159 minutes
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Directed by Todd Phillips, Joker is an origin story for Batman’s most iconic villain. Arthur Fleck (Joaquin Phoenix) is a down-on-his-luck clown who is trying to become a successful stand-up comedian. When things don’t go according to plan, and Arthur feels Gotham is oppressing him and others with mental illness, Arthur sparks a violent revolution within the city.

Director
Todd Phillips
Release Date
October 2, 2019
Cast
Joaquin Phoenix , Robert De Niro , Zazie Beetz , Frances Conroy , Brett Cullen , Shea Whigham
Runtime
122 minutes
Jurassic Park
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Adventure
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Huge advancements in scientific technology have enabled a mogul to create an island full of living dinosaurs. John Hammond has invited four individuals, along with his two grandchildren, to join him at Jurassic Park. But will everything go according to plan? A park employee attempts to steal dinosaur embryos, critical security systems are shut down and it now becomes a race for survival with dinosaurs roaming freely over the island.

Director
Steven Spielberg
Release Date
June 11, 1993
Cast
Sam Neill , Laura Dern , Jeff Goldblum , Richard Attenborough , Bob Peck , Martin Ferrero
Runtime
127 minutes